International comparisons
A new dimension to planning: sustainable development and metropolitan regions . International conference Metrex, 15th may 2009
July 2010
IAU île-de-France is a member of Metrex network, the Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas, which comprises some 50...
Paris Region: Key Figures 2010 .
March 2010
In 2008, Paris Region had an estimated population of 11,599,000 inhabitants. It accounted for 18 per cent of the French population and was Europe’s most densely populated region. A young and cosmopolitan region Paris Region has 748,000 more inhabitants than in 1...
Paris Region: Key Figures 2009 .
January 2009
Every year, the Paris Region Economic Development Agency (PREDA), the Paris –Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CRCI) and the Paris Region Urban Planning & Development Agency (IAU Ile-de-France) publish the latest key figures for Paris Re...
Paris Region: Key Figures 2008 .
January 2008
The IAU île-de-France, the CRCI Paris - Île-de-France and the INSEE carried out the edition of the document which presents, with tables, maps and graphs, the main economic and social characteristics of the Île-de-France region. Ile-de-France is the French name fo...
Large-scale urban development projects in Europe . Cahiers n° 146
June 2007
Large-scale urban projects, often combined with flagship developments and the organisation of a major sporting or cultural event, are increasingly used by european cities and city regions as strategic planning and develo...
The challenge of urban cohesion in Europe : update and public policies . Note rapide n° 412
March 2006
How should we handle the social segregation which is dividing our most developed European cities ? In answer to this question, the IAU île-de-France conducted a comparative...
The Metropolises of North-West Europe in Figures .
October 2002
One of the aims of the GEMACA II project is to produce comparative data on the economic evolution of the metropolises of north-west Europe. A selection of the data gathered on 14 metropolises is presented in this document. It is original and innovative in that it ...
Growth Sectors / Cluster in Dublin, London, Paris, and Rhine-Rhur .
August 2002
This study was conducted in the framework of the GEMACA II project (Group for European Metropolitan Areas Comparative Analysis, second project), which addresses thecompetitiveness of the major metropolitan areas in E...
Managing the developing cities . New practices
December 2001
Since 1975, the number of cities with populations of over 10 million has grown from 4 to 25, essentially in developing countries. The fundamental issue of urban governance About forty major metropolises constitute majo...